Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]

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Am I the only person who heard booing when Larry correctly answered his Daily Double?
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acthomas wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 7:58 pm
Saturnalia wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 7:32 pm SOCIOLOGY $800 : First communion can be this type of 3-word ritual representing a change from one role to another.

Does a response of "Coming-of-age" work for you guys? (EDIT: Or "Coming of age" -- no hyphens -- rather.)
That's what I said, but I'm not loving it.
That was my guess, too, but I don't think so. Coming of age refers, in my mind, to more of a puberty->adulthood ritual. First Communion, for 8 year olds, would not qualify. A rite of passage could be passing from any life stage into a subsequent one. Retirement, graduation, first job, first kid, first alcoholic drink, and First Communion might all be rites of passage, but one only comes of age one time.
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I tried spending the whole time coming up with Ithaca. Can't imagine I would've ever made it to the horse.
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tiwonge wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 9:49 pm First Communion, for 8 year olds, would not qualify. A rite of passage could be passing from any life stage into a subsequent one. Retirement, graduation, first job, first kid, first alcoholic drink, and First Communion might all be rites of passage, but one only comes of age one time.
While it used to be done at an early age, Communion should actually be (and now is, for the most part) done following Confirmation and is the coming of age ceremony in the Catholic faith.
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MinnesotaMyron wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 2:31 pm "Pine" was what gave it to me.
"Ribbed" made me think of Trojan.
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Lefty wrote: Thu May 17, 2018 12:22 am
MinnesotaMyron wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 2:31 pm "Pine" was what gave it to me.
"Ribbed" made me think of Trojan.
Good one. Did the writers do that for their pleasure?
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Welllllll.... I'm 60% of the way to the Box Of Shame.

Somehow, the description led me to a mountain, so I criss-crossed Greek and Roman and went with Olympus. :roll:
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"Trojan horse" is one of those phrases I worry about blurting out incorrectly under the lights; in this case "Trojan bunny" (from Monty Python, which I watched long before being exposed to the Iliad) seems like just that sort of thing I might say / write by accident. (The other one, a mistake I've made while playing along at home: putting "Bonnie Prince Billy" at the Battle of Culloden.)
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econgator wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 10:59 pm
tiwonge wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 9:49 pm First Communion, for 8 year olds, would not qualify. A rite of passage could be passing from any life stage into a subsequent one. Retirement, graduation, first job, first kid, first alcoholic drink, and First Communion might all be rites of passage, but one only comes of age one time.
While it used to be done at an early age, Communion should actually be (and now is, for the most part) done following Confirmation and is the coming of age ceremony in the Catholic faith.
I know of no parish that does it this way. (That doesn't mean that none do it this way, but I don't think the "for the most part" is accurate.) I may be mistaken because I don't have kids myself, but all the photos I see from friends of First Communion are of young children.

A non-random sample of parishes (via google) also has all of them administering First Communion to children in 2nd grade.
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Ironhorse wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 9:47 pm Am I the only person who heard booing when Larry correctly answered his Daily Double?
I hear something that could be a boo when he chooses the Daily Double, not when he responds to it. But it's probably just a particularly raucous reaction.
I didn't accept "coming of age" for myself, but the wording is so indefinite ("First Communion can be...) I think they might have reversed on it.
I don't blame anybody whom "womb" took other places, but "Ulysses" and made with pine sent me in the right direction.
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I heard a celebratory "Whoo!" several times from the audience; I doubt it was a boo.

I had coming of age as well. I think it's marginal, and not what they wanted, but they'd probably have to take it.

Didn't come close to the rabbit horse. Went with Mt. Olympus, but was pretty sure it was wrong. I never even thought of a non-geographical object. My reaction at the reveal was "Huh".
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tiwonge wrote: Thu May 17, 2018 2:19 am
econgator wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 10:59 pm
tiwonge wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 9:49 pm First Communion, for 8 year olds, would not qualify. A rite of passage could be passing from any life stage into a subsequent one. Retirement, graduation, first job, first kid, first alcoholic drink, and First Communion might all be rites of passage, but one only comes of age one time.
While it used to be done at an early age, Communion should actually be (and now is, for the most part) done following Confirmation and is the coming of age ceremony in the Catholic faith.
I know of no parish that does it this way. (That doesn't mean that none do it this way, but I don't think the "for the most part" is accurate.) I may be mistaken because I don't have kids myself, but all the photos I see from friends of First Communion are of young children.

A non-random sample of parishes (via google) also has all of them administering First Communion to children in 2nd grade.
Tiwonge, I concur with your analysis. My 2nd grader made his first communion earlier this month; that is the near-universal timeframe as far as I know (at least in Middle America).
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merica wrote: Thu May 17, 2018 9:29 am
tiwonge wrote: Thu May 17, 2018 2:19 am
econgator wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 10:59 pm
tiwonge wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 9:49 pm First Communion, for 8 year olds, would not qualify. A rite of passage could be passing from any life stage into a subsequent one. Retirement, graduation, first job, first kid, first alcoholic drink, and First Communion might all be rites of passage, but one only comes of age one time.
While it used to be done at an early age, Communion should actually be (and now is, for the most part) done following Confirmation and is the coming of age ceremony in the Catholic faith.
I know of no parish that does it this way. (That doesn't mean that none do it this way, but I don't think the "for the most part" is accurate.) I may be mistaken because I don't have kids myself, but all the photos I see from friends of First Communion are of young children.

A non-random sample of parishes (via google) also has all of them administering First Communion to children in 2nd grade.
Tiwonge, I concur with your analysis. My 2nd grader made his first communion earlier this month; that is the near-universal timeframe as far as I know (at least in Middle America).
My sister's nephew had his first communion recently and I think he's probably 13 or 14, so apparently it's a thing in some places. He's in San Diego for the record.
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Volante wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 10:35 pm I tried spending the whole time coming up with Ithaca. Can't imagine I would've ever made it to the horse.
And I thought I was the only one.
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Post by MarkBarrett » Thu May 17, 2018 12:28 am

Lefty wrote: ↑Thu May 17, 2018 12:22 am
MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 2:31 pm
"Pine" was what gave it to me.
"Ribbed" made me think of Trojan.
Good one. Did the writers do that for their pleasure?
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doriko wrote: Thu May 17, 2018 12:53 pm
Post by MarkBarrett » Thu May 17, 2018 12:28 am

Lefty wrote: ↑Thu May 17, 2018 12:22 am
MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 2:31 pm
"Pine" was what gave it to me.
"Ribbed" made me think of Trojan.
Good one. Did the writers do that for their pleasure?
And just when I thought I couldn't love this board more than I already do...
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Larry was arguably the most impressive player in the quarters and arguably now in the semis, too. I thought it was probably the easiest FJ of the tournament, moreso even than the UN language from a day prior. And yet, it went 1/3 and plenty of fine trivia minds missed it on this board.

Should be an exciting Finals.
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This reminds me about the old local urban legend about the headlines produced when Topeka High School (the Trojans) played football against crosstown rivals Seaman Academy.
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